The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-12
AN ERA OF BLUNDERS.
The Mad Pace of the World Some
General Reflections.

SEVERAL dTLlClGS puDllSueu III LIE II Err
AID of June 1st have given rise to many
reflections.
Before the coming of a certain class
of men into this Territory, it is known
fact that men, women and children
could go about the streets of Salt Lake
at any hour of the night without the
least # ar of being molested. It is not
so to-day, as the case of the killing of
John Burton shows. A circumstance
SO, unna ural and cold FLOODED as the
killing OF john Burton would have been
the 81 gnal for Judge Lynch to have
Off 5laicd as hangman in any place out
81 lie of Utah, but thanks for the better
judgment of the despised people called
Latter-Gay Saints.
The spirit that prompted the perpe-
traIion Of such deed by the hands of
Martin is the same spirit that is abroad
in the world, which spirit is prompting
men to every act of lawlessness, and
creating thirst for human blood I'M
der the pretsne of equity and justice
TOR the oppressed among men.
wish to say one thing in regard to
the position of the rulers of the earth
especially do | refer TO such rulers as the
Gar OF Russia. 1 am fully persuaded that
the world must have governments and
rulers, but when the divine right of kings
is presented in justification of every di-
abolical act, and the wholesale murder
of millions of human beings to sustain
and maintain such rulers and keep
tnem in power, it is time to reflect and
ask how much of the divine sanction is
lent to such proceedings. 1t is the
lack of the genial spirit of Christianity
and the peace and good will from God
to man that is driving the world mad.
These preten iers to divine right are
Fastening their own doom, by forcing
the human soul to subm ission by ply
steal force, instead of intoxicating the
spirit of universal brotherhood among
men.
The spirit OF the bad priest alluded to
Pin your paper, is the best evidence of
an additional wrong that is beng forced
upon the world. Neither the brutality
| of kings, emperors, nor the secret or
carnations among men-anarchy, So
| cialism, or whatever may exist with a
view to destroy life-wlll ever succeed
or reach the object of relieving suffer
| ing or correcting the wrongs that eX-
L lSbs OoS LuC ROoNCoO1C R411O W
Christianity will band men togel her in
| q common brotherhood. The strife in
the world has existed through all
ages, and will continue until
men recognize GOD as the supreme
ruler OF the world. The presentinerease
of crime and the anticipation and
| preparation in the future, is good evil
dence that God is Withdrawing his
spirit from among the nations and
| Fastening the day when the wicked
will STAY the wicked. Peace viii be
| taken from the earth unless the nations
repent as God has decreed. 5He
Look in another direction and see the
ministers of the day urging on the de-
struction of a people whose only fault
is their recognition of God as being
supreme. The mind stands aghash at
the cries for help at the hands of the
men who stood up in defence of a
united country; a cry to exterminate a
people whose every act and word has
been for the maintenance of constitu-
tional law and a perpetual union; q
cry for The determination of q people
who believe and teach that God has
decreed that no government but q
united constitutional one shall ever ex-
ist vi take The place OF our own loved
American government until Christ shall
come TO reign among men. q
Who, | ask, are responsible for the
terrible Conoition of things on the earth
Men and nations protesting Christianity
Their words and acts are in opposition
to the spirit of the Christian system
The human soul in man revolts anC
seeks relief in the preparation of more
wrong by physical force, instead of seek
ing to God, instead of seeking to spread
peace and good will among men,
wish to be understood. am not op-
lposed to any act that will soften thu